I don't know when our day actually ended and when it began, but Amber and I finally went to sleep at 3 a.m., with our alarms set for 7 a.m. We knew we had a 14 hour drive ahead of us today and the f-ing oil was still ALL OVER HER TRUCK, not to mention all over our bags.
By 9 a.m. her truck was practically washed out, with a lot of help from the hotel towels. So all we had to do was pack. We finally hit the road by 10 a.m. with salvaged suitcases and stinky clothes. I'm not quite sure how or why our stuff got so smelly, but I can tell you the next few days are going to have an aroma like no other.
After a short discussion we had decided we were going to hit the road hard today with very few stops - only for gas every 250 miles and one pit stop at every 125 miles. That lasted the first 200 miles. In Oklahoma City we decided we'd take a short break and have lunch. We found a cute little restaurant, owned by Toby Keith, at an area called Bricktown. At this point, we were looking at arriving in Nashville no earlier than midnight, so we both thought, "what's an extra hour?" So, we decided to go to the Oklahoma City Memorial. As you can imagine, it was both beautiful and emotional. For me, I felt God's promise of taking back ground.
We are now in Arkansa and I hope it is as good to us as Oklahoma. About 40 miles back, Amber got pulled over for going 84 in a 70. The nice southern man let her off with a warning (and no, Jeff. She did not flash him.)
We are still planning on being in Wilmington by Friday night and are grateful for everyone's prayers and encouragement. I'm truly having the time of my life.
Love you all and talk to you soon!
Jessicca
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Tide with Febreeze will help cut the oil and get rid of the ick smell. Maybe you can make a mini commercial of your Tide escapade. Glad to hear you just got a "warning" for having lead feet. Love and Hugs! Mom... btw Shuffles (ha) ate his fuzzy birthday squirrel!
ReplyDeleteYay for Oklahoma!
ReplyDeleteYay for Yukon & Garth Brooks--my hometown!!
Yay for Bricktown!!
Great video. Garth would be proud, i think. ;)
Glad you stopped in OK City and saw the memorial. That has always been my biggest regret when we travelled from Virgina to San Diego. We were just an exit away and I wanted to make the hotel before dark so we pushed through. I said I would see it next time, that was 13 years ago.
ReplyDeleteHey, I am so glad that you got to stop in Oklahoma City. Bobbie was there for 4 years. Bricktown is great and I have been to Toby's Restaurant. There is a fabulous Italian Restaurant there as well and a great steak house (but not in Bricktown). Bricktown is super cute at night. The Memorial is incredible. It's hauntingly beautiful and simple. Did you go through the museum or just walk the park? There is just such a peace about the park. They really did a wonderful and touching job on it. Have fun tomorrow.
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